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46176 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 46176 covers Shelbyville, Indiana, with a population of about 28,581 and a median household income of $66,045.

Population
28,581169 per square mile
Median age
38.8about the US average
Median household income
$66,0456% below the Indiana median
Poverty rate
13.5%1.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$226,442up 29% in five years
Median rent
$9626% below the Indiana median
Degree or higher
19.1%15.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
66.3%1.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
685

Where 46176 is

Shelbyville, Indiana — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population28,581
Median age38.8
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US4.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.7%
White (non-Hispanic)88%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino7.3%
Veterans6.6%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$66,045
Income per person$33,692
Poverty rate13.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k5.2%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k7.5%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k6.1%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,570
Mean adjusted gross income$65,635
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.2%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.5%
Returns, $200k or more3.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$172,400
Median gross rent$962
Rent as a share of household income24.7%
Owner-occupied66.3%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house71%
Attached house3.1%
2 to 4 units7.5%
5 to 19 units9.2%
20 or more units3.7%
Mobile home5.5%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$226,442as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.1%
Typical asking rent$1,058as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$228,152$95,705

$101,049 in 2009 to $226,442 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home7.7%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity42% 8.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.8% 5.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.1% 6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.4% 4.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.2% 2.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.8% 2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.6% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments685
People employed11,970
Annual payroll$629,753,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 56.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss62.1 out of 100
Community resilience70.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought92.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm68.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave51.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Indiana and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIndianaUnited States
Median household income$66,045$70,051$78,538
Income per person$33,692$37,178$43,289
Poverty rate13.5%12.2%12.4%
Median home value$172,400$201,600$303,400
Median gross rent$962$1,020$1,348
Homeownership66.3%70.4%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%28.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%4.3%5.2%
Works from home7.7%9.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.6%5.9%13.9%
Median age38.83838.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationSHELBYVILLE SEWAGE PLT, IN US2.7 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year15 in

Average high and low by month

January36.2°F / 19.8°F3.32 in rain, 5.3 in snow
February40.4°F / 22.4°F2.68 in rain, 3.8 in snow
March51.2°F / 30.9°F3.3 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April63.7°F / 41.4°F4.68 in rain
May73.5°F / 52.7°F4.7 in rain
June82°F / 61.4°F4.86 in rain
July84.8°F / 64°F4.16 in rain
August83.8°F / 61.9°F3.2 in rain
September78.7°F / 54.7°F3.17 in rain
October66.4°F / 43.4°F3.13 in rain
November52.4°F / 33.3°F3.44 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December40.7°F / 25.2°F3.39 in rain, 3.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Shelbyville Central Schools40.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Shelby Eastern Schools27.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Southwestern Shelby County Consolidated Schools22.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwestern Consolidated School Corporation9% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

46182 Waldron, IN11.3 km away
46110 Boggstown, IN12.9 km away
47234 Flat Rock, IN14.2 km away
46150 Manilla, IN16.4 km away
46162 Needham, IN16.5 km away
46126 Fairland, IN16.5 km away
47272 Saint Paul, IN18.3 km away
46130 Fountaintown, IN19 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Shelby County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area169.47 sq mi
Water area0.89 sq mi
Population density169 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5043, -85.7875

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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